Twine-treating device



E.;C. SWARTOUT.

TWINE TREATING DEVICE. AIPPLICATION FILED JUNE 3.1919.

Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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avwewfoz H I! Witnesses STATES TWINE-TREATING DEVICE.

Application filed June 3.

To all whom, it may cow-(m Be it known that I, EDGAR C. Swnnrour, residing at Faulkton, in the county of Faulk and State of South Dakota, have invented new and us ul Tll'lpl'k'7VGlllQl'ltS in T wine- Trcating Devices, of which the following; is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for harvesting; machines and has for its object the orov' ion of a device adapted to be asso ciated with the twine box of a harvester and through which the ow 'ie is adapted to be passed wherel it may be chemically treated in ure that the twine'upon the bundles o in will not be gnawed through by cts, thus olwiatino' the very great loss xperienced by "farmers, especially when the twine used in. their harvesting machines is not fresh from the factory.

iiu important object is the provision of a device of this character which rna be clamped upon the side oi? a tw? 1e box in conrenient position to have the me fed continually through t 1c device and through the chemical solution contained therein, the vice being furthermore of such size that the length of twine rem aining therein after each tying operation on the binder, will be suiticient for the next bundle so as to insure thorough and suiiicientl'y lengthy treatment as to render the twine insect proof. v

Another object is the provision of a device of this character provided with means whereby any surplus chemical solution will be automatically removed as the twine passes from the device.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, which may be quickly and easily installed upon a binder, which will be effective in operation, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details construction to be hereinafter more fully described and cla'nued, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a harvester showing my. device associated with the twine box thereof,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation on of my device,

Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof showing the clamping members,

a larger scale Specification of Letters Patent.

.liPatentcd "Mar. 16, 1.920.

leis. Serial no.

Fig. lis a longitudinal sectional view through my device,

Fig 5 is a cross sectional view,

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. i,

liig, 7 is an inside plan view of the cover, anc

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional. view showing the surplus solution remover in detail.

llei erring more particularly to the drawin the lett r A; designates aportion of a 11in; the usual twine box 13.

In carrying out my invention 1 provide a cylindrical. casing 10 which is disposed. outside the twine box and which is secured means of suitable clanjiping mema 11 disposed in encircling relation tothe inc box and easing 1.0 and held in clamping); engagement by suitable bolts and nuts 12. The casing" 16 is provided with a cover 13 secured in place by means oi bayonet slots l-l formed in the flange thereof and engagingupon studs *5 carried by the uppe end of: the casing. I i v Formed on or secured upon the inner periphery oi the casing '10 at diametrically opposite points are longitudinally extending guides 16 and slidabl disposed within these guides is an open frame 17 of substantially the same length as the casing 10. The lower cross bar 18 oi? the frame is provided inter mediate its ends with loop 19 and this loop has preferably secured therein a glass ring 20. The upper cross bar 21 of the frame 17 serves as a handle whereby the frame may be inserted within or removedfrom the casing: 10. It is understood of course that the casing; 10' adaptedto be filled to any de: sired depth with suitable chemical solution of such a nature that twine saturated therewith will be ofiensive to insects and will con sequentlv not be destroyed by them.

Secured upon the underside of the cover 13 is an excess solution remover comprising a frame 22 which is U-shaped in cross section and which is secured upon the cover in registration with a hole 23 formed therein. At its lower end, the frame 22 has secured thereon a yoke 24 and secured to this yoke is one end of a leaf spring 25 which is disposed within the frame 22 and which has its other or upper end bearing against the rear closed wall of the frame. The cover 18 is also providedwith another hole 526 spaced from the hole 23.

wardly through the hole In the use of the device, the operator removes the cover 13, inserts the end of the twine C through the hole 26 therein, grasps the upper cross bar 21 oi the frame 17, and pulls upvardly upon the frame so that it Will be slid upwardly Within the casing 10 sufiieie itiy for that the operator may insert through the glass ring the end of the twine C leading from the twine box 13. The operator then holds the end oi the twine and shoves downwardly upon the tran e 17 until it returned to its original. position, thetwiue being thus carried down to the bottom or the casing 10. it this time tie casing should be partly fillel with the solution to be used. l

The one ;:t the twine is then passed through the yoKe 24-, the frame 22, between the spring 25 and closed rear Wall of the frame and through the hole 33 in th i t T cover 13 is then placed upon the casing 10 end the bayonet slots l-t engas; upon the stu 1 which then pro- Theend o'f the t inc hroue'h the hole 23 jects above the cover t iechanisin and is is then led to the tying used in exactly the srnie main or as ii? my device were not presen. its the twine 13 used by the harvester it \Vlll be irawn from the twine box P, downwardly into the caring; 10 through the glass ring 20 and u in the cover, being subjected to the action of the treating solution Within the ca 'ing 10 during its passage therethrough. its the twine lezwes the casing 10 the engagement .0 the spring with the twine will cause th uid soaked up by the twine to 1 e excess liqbe removed 7 es the spring Will squeeze out this excess. The twine leavingthe :asing filil pass to the tying mechanism in the ordinary Ina-n From the :loregoing dcscription and a study of the drawing it will be at parent that I have thus provided a very siznole device adapted for permanent association. with the twine boX' of a harvester whereby tl" twine'inay be effectively sa irzitec with a chemical solution obnoxious to nsect." so that .the bundles of grain tied by the harvester Will be free from the ravages of the insects;

ii s: id casin and carrvi 1 a rude loo"),

1 1 vi a b 1 l1 twine being i-zngageaole through said loop and being gmdably held thereby at the bottom of said casing, a cover on said casing provided with a hole or the entrance of said twine and )rovide with a second hole for the exit of twi'i and means on the a cover at said second named hole for removing surpius sohiion from said twine.

the t vine box oi. a casing contan'nng .lQ-iGS on the 'nternal chennea sol r i periphery 4)" said casing t di inetricaliy oyposite' points, an ope Pine slidab c Within said guises and inc sing an upper cross ba' serving use ha We, and a letter i t cross having guide lc-og in, twine from said twine box obi-e through said loop, a cover ing-provided with holes and exit of the twine, moving surplus solution S. In a device of the char con'iprising a casino; containing in on and adagted tor the V tzrou'h of twine a cover for said casing proviced with holes for the passage of said twine, and means at one of said holes for removing olus solution froi" said twine comprising a ue secured 1 Jon the underside oi the cover in. :tion With the exit hole, suit 1" 'LYIfiO being iJ-shaped in section, a yoke secured upon said traine and it lea:

spri g 'ureo upon said yoke and lJHtllllg agamst the ciosed rear side of said frame.

In testimony WllQl'eOf.

my signature. i? A '7 iLDGAn Oath 

